Evaluating the capacity of the distress thermometer to detect high fear of cancer recurrence.

Esther Deuning-SmitJosé A E CustersLinda KwakkenbosRosella P M G HermensJudith B Prins

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2022)

The DT as currently recommended in oncology care guidelines is not suitable to effectively detect FCR in routine care. To improve patients access to psychosocial care, it should be investigated how FCR-specific measures can be integrated in oncology practice.

Keyphrases

palliative care
healthcare
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
clinical practice
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pain management
primary care
affordable care act
squamous cell carcinoma
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atomic force microscopy
childhood cancer
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